Degree | Doctorate |
Full Form | Doctorate of Medicine in Pharmacology |
Duration | Course Duration of Doctorate of Medicine [MD] (Pharmacology) is 3 Years. |
Age | 19-23 |
Minimum Percentage | 50% |
Subjects Required | Subjects corresponding to Post-graduation |
Average Fees Incurred | INR 42,000 - 12.3 L per annum |
Similar Options of Study | MD (Pathology), MD (Physiology), MD (Psychiatry), MD (Paediatrics) etc. |
Average Salary Offered | INR 7.7 L per annum |
Employment Roles | Physician, Doctor, Anesthesiologist, Pathologist, Pathologist (Medical), Healthcare Consultant, Psychiatrist, Pharmacology Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacology Senior Manager etc. |
Placement Opportunities | Fortis Hospitals, Apollo Group Inc, Fortis, Apollo Hospitals, Fortis Healthcare, Yashoda Hospital, Max Healthcare, Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital etc. |
MD Pharmacology or Doctor of Medicine in Pharmacology is a postgraduate Pharmacy course.
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action where a drug can be broadly defined as any man-made, natural, or endogenous (within the cell) molecule which exerts a biochemical and or physiological effect on the cell, tissue, organ, or organism.
Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh
JIPMER, Puducherry
Manipur University, Imphal
AIIMS, Delhi
The duration of the course is three years and it is career orienting in nature which opens many jobs for them after its successful completion.
The eligibility criteria for the course are to have a professional degree of MBBS with a minimum of 50% marks in the corresponding subjects.
Doctors
Medical Speciality Societies
Medical laboratory professionals
Healthcare consumer organizations
Its a two year course which will allow an individual to work on his/her Pharmacology skills and develop the knowledge regarding the same.
Aspirants who want to analyze the day to day development in therapeutics and new drugs can opt for the course.
It is also for the people who want to make themselves familiar with the newer developments in pharmacology/emerging trends/novel mechanisms of drug action etc.
General pharmacological principles and allied sciences
Systemic pharmacology, chemotherapy, and therapeutics
Experimental pharmacology
Screening for drugs and statistics
Those who are willing to have further Research studies and want to become teacher and lecturer can opt for the course.
They should have good communication skills so as to explain treatments to patients as well as liaise and coordinate treatment with other healthcare professionals.
Candidates acquire the updated knowledge in the field of medicine and pharmacy and its rational use in the society for the well-being of the mankind.
They become eligible to conduct and plan lectures and seminars, tutorial classes an practical demonstrations for the medical students and allied disciplines in job spheres, colleges.
Professor Associate - Pharmacology
Senior Manager - Clinical Pharmacology
Manager - Medical Services
Medical Advisor - Medico Marketing
Pharmacology Professor & Tutor
They can handle adverse reactions to different drugs, therapeutic drug monitoring and be able to provide proper information on the usage of different drugs in needy places.
They can pursue their career in the education field by opting for B.Ed or UGC-NET after completion of the course in different colleges/universities as lecturers/professors.
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Name of the College
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Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh
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JIPMER, Puducherry
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Manipur University, Imphal
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AIIMS, Delhi |
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AFMC, Pune |
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CMC, Ludhiana |
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Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
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Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
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The Candidates must have a degree of MBBS from a recognized university.
The applicants should also have a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacology as a compulsory course to pursue the Doctorate of Medicine (Pharmacology).
Most of the reputed institutes intake students on the basis of NEET PG entrance exam scores.
There are few institutes which conduct their own entrance exam for the PG admissions.
One must be aware of the guidelines and last date of form submission.
The entrance exam follows the objective type pattern with multiple choice questions.
They are conducted as offline mode (pen and paper) or online mode.
The topics included are general pharma, ANS, CNS, an autocoid, CVS, GIT, Hematology, Anesthesia, etc.
One must be thorough with Bachelor's degree syllabus.
NEET PG entrance exam
JIPMER PG entrance exam
AFMC PG entrance exam
COMEDK PGET
PGIMER Chandigarh
AIIMS PG entrance exam